02-1 Joint CC and School Board Work Session
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Special City Council JointSession
with the Richfield School Board
February 1, 2021
CALL TO ORDER
The work session was called to order by School Board Chair Tim Pollis at 6:00 p.m. via
Google Meet and at 7145 Harriet Avenue South, Richfield, MN, 55423.
Council Members Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor; Mary Supple; Simon Trautmann; Ben Whalen;
Present: and Sean Hayford Oleary
School Board
Members Present: Chair Tim Pollis; Vice Chair Paula Cole (virtually); Peter Toensing; Christine
Maleck; and Crystal Brakke.
Staff Present: Katie Rodriguez, City Manager; Steve Unowsky, Richfield Public Schools
Superintendent; John Stark, Community Development Director; and Blanca
Martinez Gavina, Executive Analyst
Richfield Public Schools Superintendent Unowsky and City Manager Rodriguez shared their joint
initiatives and issues impacting the community.
City Manager Rodriguez gave a budgetary impact of COVID at the city level.
Superintendent Unowsky supplied the impact of COVID at the district level.
Community Development Director John Stark gave an update on city development.
Richfield School Board and Richfield City Council discussed ways they could partner and continue on
future plans.
ADJOURNMENT
The work session was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:00 p.m.
Date Approved: February 23, 2021
Maria Regan Gonzalez
Mayor
Blanca Martinez Gavina Katie Rodriguez
Executive Analyst City Manager